enhorabuena

Spanish

Alternative forms

en hora buena

Etymology

From en +‎ hora +‎ buena. Compare French à la bonne heure and Catalan enhorabona.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /enoɾaˈbwena/ [e.no.ɾaˈβ̞we.na]
Rhymes: -ena
Syllabification: en‧ho‧ra‧bue‧na

Interjection

enhorabuena

(chiefly Spain) congratulations

Related terms

enhoramala

Noun

enhorabuena f (plural enhorabuenas)

(chiefly Spain) congratulation

Further reading

“enhorabuena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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